That's a very good point about the G on the top tube and no, that wouldn't be acceptable. What one does expect is that as they're all hand made & painted, they will have the odd imperfection but that's part of the charm!

That's a very good point about the G on the top tube and no, that wouldn't be acceptable. What one does expect is that as they're all hand made & painted, they will have the odd imperfection but that's part of the charm!

Paul.

He he... My M10 is not perfect either. But aren't Trek or Scott for instance, "handpainted" too ? Ok, they have their letters/logos glued on I think...?

I wouldn't care about the G, but I don't like how the paint has faux-arabesque lugs combined with real lugs. Like it's pretending to be something that it is not, but on the other hand it still is. Why not outline the real lugs or laser-cut real arabesque shapes into them?

As a design professional, I actually don't have problem with arabesque lug pattern.I think it's a nice gesture to the history of the brand while keeping with the modern material especially that the material is showing and has no pretension of being something else. Sure one could ask for laser cut lugs but I am not sure if that renders true to the structural characteristic of the material.

It's good design when the frame graphics interact and integrate with the physical shapes of the frame, highlighting and conforming key shapes and hiding and shaping areas not wanting to stand out, thus creating a whole where the sum is more than its parts. I just think the mismatching "lugs on lugs" is bad concept, and the would even suit a M10 frame better, because it has no real lugs underneath that conflict with the arabesque shapes. And where's the airbrushed cyclist on the top tube? That definitely belongs to Art Decor color schemes.

Re. carbon stems. It's not at all that simple. A carbon stem is not a carbon stem, just as little as a carbon frame is a carbon frame. In short, you can get flexy carbon stems, and very stiff carbon stems. The same in alu. Eg. my carbon ENVE stem is very stiff, whereas I have had flexy alu stems. (The ENVE stem would not be a good match on your glossy bike IMO). Also, I doubt that anyone can feel the slightest difference in vibration damping on any carbon stem. If anyone believes to feel a difference, it is because either the stem is indeed flexier than the old stem, or that the stem/bar interface is narrower, giving the bar a longer span to flex from.

Nice bike, BTW I would suggest an Italian alu stem like a Deda Superleggero.

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